Category: Poetry

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Make Believe Tea

She was the cutest little two year old And she was smart as she could be. She was playing with her tea set And she was serving Daddy tea. She was bringing cups of water, While he was watching Evening News. He smacked his lips and drank each one, No way her Daddy could refuse. […]

Willy’s Big Red Truck

She was the town’s biggest gossip No one could avoid her ire. And telling the village secrets Was work from which she’d never tire. Now Willy had a big red truck The folks from miles around all knew it. When Joe’s bar needed something fixed Willy was the one to do it. While Willy worked […]

Wildflowers

I saw it on the television… Wild animals can be dangerous! There is no end of terrible things That wild animals can do to us. Now I am afraid to play outside… Call me a fraidycat, I don’t care. But I heard Mommy telling Daddy, That there are wildflowers everywhere!

Obsession

My friend was quite young When he took up the game. His life since that time Has not been the same. Each waking hour He talked of the green, Of the woods and the putters And the irons that he’d seen. Golf had so quickly Become an obsession, To miss just one game Would cause […]

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

If it’s the truth what kids all say, About what happens to a liar. Then my friend Leroy’s pants I know, Would always have to be on fire. He told us that his dad is Santa And that his mom’s the Easter Bunny. He says the Tooth Fairy is his cousin, And he’s the one […]